Troops, affiliated to Libyan renegade general Khalifa Haftar, have launched a rocket attack on a hotbed of Ansar al-Sharia militant group in Benghazi city, Sky News Arabia reported on Sunday.
Earlier, Haftar said he is aiming to eliminate militant groups in Libya which are supported by General National Congress.
He also said he aspires to restore stability in Libya after three years of chaos that has prevailed since the ousting of former president Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.